USAID / USEA

REGIONAL TRANSMISSION NETWORK DEVELOPMENT:  IMPLICATIONS FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT

November 11-12, 2009

Istanbul, Turkey

 

 

- Final Agenda

- Final List of Participants

- Presentations from Day One

- Presentations from Day Two

 

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Welcoming Remarks, Overview & Objectives

ü   Dr. Robert F. Ichord, Chief, Office of Energy and Infrastructure, Bureau for
Europe and  Eurasia, United States Agency for International Development

ü  Matti Supponen, Administrator, DG-TREN, European Commission

ü  Ambassador Traian Chebeleu, Deputy Secretary General, Organization of
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

ü  William L. Polen, Program Manager, United States Energy Association

ü  Matti Supponen, Administrator, DG-TREN, European Commission
 

Turkey’s Electricity Transmission System and its Interconnections with Regional Markets

ü  Mr. Ercüment ÖZDEMİRCİ Assistance Manager at Transmission Planning
Department TEİAŞ/TURKEY


Keynote Address:  Energy Community of Southeast Europe and Regional
Electricity Market Development

ü   Matti Supponen, Administrator, DG-TREN, European Commission


Electricity Market and Regulatory Issues in the Black Sea Region and Southeast Europe

ü   Kari Nyman, Lead Specialist, Energy and Infrastructure Department, Europe
and Central Asia Region, The World Bank

 

Results of the Southeast Europe Coordination Initiative Study on Transmission
Planning Uncertainties in the 2020 Timeframe

ü  Introduction by Trajce Cerepnalkovski, Project Technical Coordinator,
Southeast Europe Cooperation Initiative Transmission System Planning Project

ü  Davor Bajs, Energy Institute of Croatia

 

Results of the Analysis of the 2015 and 2020 Forecast Periods for the Black Sea
Regional Transmission Planning Project

ü  Dan Preotescu, Director, Network Planning Division, Transelectrica; and
Project Coordinator, Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning Project
 

ü    Predrag Miksa, Electricity Coordination Center of Belgrade

 

Financing Transmission Project Implementation 

ü   500 kV System Upgrade in Georgia &  HVDC Connection with Turkey

Laurent Chabrier, Senior Banker, Power and Energy Utilities, European Bank
 for Reconstruction & Development

ü   Ukraine High Voltage Network

                         Dmytro Glazkov, Energy & Infrastructure Operations Officer, The World Bank

The World Bank

ü   Southeast Europe Lines of Regional Significance: 400 kV Montenegro-Albania
& 400 kV Albania-Kosovo

Olaf Zymelka, Division Chief Energy and Transport, Europe and Caucasus, KFW

ü   Turkey – Romania Undersea Cable (Feasibility Study Support)

                        Razvan Purdila, Director, Corporate Strategy, Capital Market, Communication
                         and International Relationships, Transelectrica


Strategic Planning in Southeast Europe and the Black Sea Region 

ü   Gary Goldstein, International Resources Group

 

 

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Critical Issue Panel Discussion #1: FACILITATING EAST-WEST ELECTRICITY TRADING CORRIDORS
Moderator: Peter Styles, Chairman EFET
 

ü   Trans-Adriatic Interconnections

Gabriel Manduzio, TERNA

ü    Five Year Retrospective on Reconnection of UCTE:   Lessons Learned

Ivica Toljan, Market Operator of Croatia

ü    Russian Exports to CENTREL and the Energy Community

Valentin Gerikh, Head of Department of Power Market Analysis, JSC "INTER RAO UES

ü    Lessons Learned from the UCTE-IPS/UPS Feasibility Study

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Matthias Luther, Transpower, Germany, former UCTE-IPS/UPS Project Director and
Chairman of ENTSO-E and Eurelectric WG SYSTINT

ü  Romania – Moldova Interconnection Potential

Dan Preotescu, Director, Network Planning Division, Transelectrica;
and Project Coordinator, Black Sea Regional Transmission Planning

 


Critical Issue Panel Discussion #2: KEY REGULATORY ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE
 Moderator:      William Smith, Executive Director, Organization of MISO States, Inc.
 

ü   Nenad Stefanovic, Senior Expert for Electricity, Energy Agency of the
Republic of Serbia (AERS)

ü   George Koutzoukos, Special Advisor, Regulatory Authority for Energy
(RAE Greece)

ü   Sergey Vyshinskiy, Head of Energy Market Department, National Energy
Regulatory Commission of Ukraine

ü   Damjan Medimorec, Director, Development and Institutional Affairs
Department, HEP-Transmission System Operator LLC; and
ENTSO-E Board Member

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Critical Issue Panel Discussion #3: INTEGRATING RENEWABLES & THE SMART GRID
Moderator: Trajce Cerepnalkovski, Project Technical Coordinator, Southeast Europe Cooperation Initiative Transmission System Planning Project
 

ü   Ms. Gul Okan, Chief Engineer, Transmission Planning and
Coordination Department, Türkiye Elektrik İletim A.Ş. (TEIAS)

ü   Rositsa Dermendzhieva, Engineer, System Analysis and Transmission Planning Department, ESO EAD, Bulgarian Transmission System Operator

ü   Hamid Elahi, Ph.D., General Manager, GE Energy - Energy Applications & Systems Engineering, General Electric International, Inc.

ü   Gary Goldstein, International Resources Group